Pearl Harbor Facts
- The attack took place on December 7, 1941.
- The Japanese attack force was under the command of Admiral Nagumo.
- Japansese force consisted of six carriers with 423 planes.
- At 6 a.m. the first Japanese attack wave of 83 planes took off.
- Nickname for Pearl Harbor is "Gibraltar of the Pacific."
- Eighteen U.S. ships were hit.
- Three prime targets escaped damage, the U.S. Pacific Fleet aircraft carriers, the Lexington, Enterprise and Saratoga. They were not in the port when the attack took place.
- Another target, the base fuel tanks also escaped damage.
- Casualties included 2,335 servicemen and 68 civilians.
- 1178 people were wounded.
- The day after the attack the U.S. and Britain declared war on Japan.
- Pearl Harbor is the Naval Base for the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
- Pearl Harbor is the headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
Ship being sunk